to stop payment on a cheque
1stop payment — /ˈstɒp peɪmənt / (say stop paymuhnt) noun an order by the drawer of a cheque to a financial institution not to pay a specified cheque …
2payment — noun 1 paying/being paid ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate (esp. BrE), prompt ▪ late ▪ penalties for late payment of tax ▪ early (esp. BrE) ▪ …
3stop a cheque — UK (US stop payment on a check) ► BANKING to tell your bank not to pay the money relating to a cheque you have written to someone Main Entry: ↑stop …
4stop — ► VERB (stopped, stopping) 1) come or bring to an end. 2) prevent from happening or from doing something. 3) cease or cause to cease moving or operating. 4) (of a bus or train) call at a designated place to pick up or set down passengers. 5) Brit …
5cheque — (BrE) (AmE check) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, fat (informal), large ▪ blank ▪ monthly ▪ bad …
6stop — An order to buy or sell at the market when a definite price is reached, either above (on a buy) or below (on a sell) the price that prevailed when the order was given. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. stop stop 1 [stɒp ǁ stɑːp] verb… …
7stop — v. & n. v. (stopped, stopping) 1 tr. a put an end to (motion etc.); completely check the progress or motion or operation of. b effectively hinder or prevent (stopped them playing so loudly). c discontinue (an action or sequence of actions)… …
8stop — stop1 W1S1 [stɔp US sta:p] v past tense and past participle stopped present participle stopping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not move)¦ 2¦(not continue)¦ 3¦(pause)¦ 4¦(prevent)¦ 5¦(stay)¦ 6 will/would stop at nothing (to do something) 7 stop short of (doing)… …
9Payment — A payment is the transfer of wealth from one party (such as a person or company) to another. A payment is usually made in exchange for the provision of goods, services or both, or to fulfill a legal obligation. The simplest and oldest form of… …
10stop — verb (stops, stopping, stopped) 1》 come or cause to come to an end. ↘discontinue an action, practice, or habit. 2》 prevent from happening or from doing something. ↘instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque). ↘refuse to supply… …